§ 35.04 MUNICIPAL COURT BUILDING SECURITY FUND.

   (A)   A Municipal Court Building Security Fund for the Municipal Court of the city is hereby created.

   (B)   All defendants convicted of a misdemeanor offense in the Municipal Court shall pay a security fee of $3 as a cost of court.

   (C)   A person is considered convicted of a misdemeanor under this section if:

      (1)   A sentence is imposed on that person;

      (2)   The person receives community supervision, including deferred adjudication; or

      (3)   The court defers final disposition of the person's case.

   (D)   The Municipal Court Clerk shall collect these costs and pay the funds to the Finance Director of the city and the costs shall be deposited in a fund known as the City Municipal Court Building Security Fund.

   (E)   The fund may only be used to finance items used for the purpose of providing security services for the building housing the Municipal Court as now or hereafter provided by Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure Article 102.017.

   (F)   The security fee as provided for herein may only be charged as costs of court for offenses committed on or after September 1, 1999.

   (G)   The fund shall be administered under the direction of the City Commission.

(Ord. 603, passed 9-27-1999)